Prep roundup

Greene Central double team of Robby Taylor and Dylan Costello defeated North Lenoirís Evan Kramer and Will Hardy Monday to win the Eastern Carolina 2A conference doubles championship. They won in two sets, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5), both decided by tiebreakers.

GCís Alex Gilbert and Richard Bansittidet won third place in doubles.

Baseball:

ARENDELL PARROTT 20, FAYETTEVILLE ACADEMY 10

Connor Bright picked up the win Monday as the Patriots defeated Fayetteville Academy on the road.

Leading hitters for APA included Zacchaeus Rasberry, who was 3-of-4 with an RBI. John Tyer was 2-of-3 with a double and three RBI. Alex Henderson was 3-of-4 with five RBI. Zack Hill was 2-of-4 with two RBI and Walt Killinger was 2-of-3 with an RBI. FAís Douglas Taylor was 2-of-3 with a home run and three RBI.

Parrott scored its 20 runs off 16 hits, limiting Fayetteville to four hits.

The junior varsity team defeated Woodington Middle School, 7-3, at Grainger Monday. The winning pitcher was Henry Sloan with nine strikeouts, allowing three hits. Leading hitters included Alex Urban, who went 3-of-4. Spencer Matthews, Sloan and Will Upton were all 1-of-3. The Patriots travel to Halifax Academy today.

The Hawks fell on the road Monday. Blythe Greene was 2-of-4 with an RBI; Janna Moore was 1-of-2 with two RBI; pitcher Nicole Robinson was 1-of-3; Kelsie Stocks was 1-of-2 with two RBI and Alison Montague was 1-of-3 with a double.

Robinson struck out four batters and gave up eight hits in six innings. Janna Moore pitched two innings, striking out five and giving up a hit in two innings.

North Lenoir is 3-2 in the conference.

SOUTH LENOIR 16, KINSTON 0

Janna Dawson picked up the win on the mound as South Lenoir thrashed Kinston in a game that was called in three innings Monday. Dawson and Morgan Mentz combined to pitch a perfect game, striking out six of the nine batters they faced.

SLís Madison Herring was 3-of-3 with a home run and four RBI, all in the first inning. Mentz was 3-of-3 with a RBI. Hanna Meready was 2-of-2 with three RBI.

ARENDELL PARROTT 19, WAKE CHRISTIAN 2

The Patriots moved to a 10-1 overall record with Mondayís win, as two players had home runs in the victory.

Parrott junior Brianna Casey was 3-of-5 from the plate with three RBI, a home run and a double. She scored four runs. Freshman Savannah Hill was 4-of-5, with five RBI, two double and a homer. She scored four runs as well. Eighth grader Darci Basden recorded a triple. Brooke Uken was 2-of-4 with two RBI and a double, and Caroline Casey was 2-of-4 with an RBI and a double, stealing three bases.

Michelle Ballard got the win over three innings.

Parrott hosted Hobgood Academy Tuesday and play against Village Christian Thursday.

Soccer:

BETHEL CHRISTIAN 1, GREENVILLE CHRISTIAN 0

Bethel defeated Greenville Christian in a conference match played in Greenville Monday. Jensen Worthington took a pass from Carly Sanderson and fired the game-winning shot past the GCA keeper, with 8 minutes remaining in the contest. The BCA defense, once again led by Sweeper Kelsey Worthington with 20 steals, played very aggressively, limiting GCA to only 12 shots. Bethelís eighth grade keeper Morgan Rouse recorded seven saves on 12 shots, blocking a breakaway shot in the final minute to preserve the win and her third shutout of the season.

BCA will travel to Wilmington on Thursday for a match with the defending state champions, Wilmington Christian Academy.

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